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Queens Ledger
Published September 23Queens CB6 Approves Amended Yellowstone Blvd Rezone at September Meeting
BY KYLIE VOLAVONGSA | news@queensledger.com FOREST HILLS — After a two-month break, Queens Community Board 6’s monthly meetings are back in session. Of note at the September 17 meeting, was a report from the Land Use, Housing, and Landmark Committee regarding a ULURP application…
Queens Ledger
Published September 23“It’s Getting Worse and Worse”: Woodsiders Demand Long-Term Flood Fixes
BY JACK DELANEY | jdelaney@queensledger.com WOODSIDE — Not long after Hurricane Ida inundated her Woodside home in September 2021, pouring four feet of water into her basement, Linda Carlson invited Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez inside to see the extent of the damage. The…
Gothamist
Published September 23NYC's Bellevue Hospital gets $25M from City Council to expand adult psych ward
Bellevue Hospital The iconic hospital's adult psychiatric units currently operate at near occupancy. [ more › ]
Queens Ledger
Published September 23Gonzalez-Rojas, Queens Electeds Say ICE Out of Bulova Corporate Center
BY COLE SINANIAN | cole@queensledger.com EAST ELMHURST — A chorus of local elected officials led by Assemblymember Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas are calling on owners of the Bulova Corporate Center to stop harboring Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which they say has been…
Gothamist
Published September 23New Yorkers want more protection from the heat after a sweltering summer
Julie Su, New York's deputy mayor for economic justice, led a roundtable discussion. Mayor Mamdani has directed city agencies to create worker safety guidelines for the extreme heat. [ more › ]
Gothamist
Published September 23City mulls bike lane for Grand Central Terminal's elevated street loop
The elevated roadway that snakes around the busy train hub could become a nifty new connection for cyclists under a plan presented to the Public Design Commission this week. [ more › ]
Gothamist
Published September 23NYPD steps up security sweeps after 3 people exit Upper East Side manhole, with UN in town
Police said it fits the profile of several past incidents where people go looking for scrap metal and valuables. [ more › ]
Queens Ledger
Published September 23Queens NYCHA Residents Bring Pride, Cautious Optimism to Borough’s First “NYCHA in Your Neighborhood”
At Queens’ first “NYCHA in Your Neighborhood” event, a small but passionate crowd of Queens NYCHA residents shared their struggles and their thoughts on Mayor Mamdani. BY COLE SINANIAN | cole@queensledger.com LONG ISLAND CITY — Residents of Ravenswood, Woodside Houses,…
Queens Ledger
Published September 23“Battle of the Boroughs” Comes to Queens
A medieval contact sport called “Buhurt” is gaining popularity. Astoria hosted its preeminent NYC tournament last week. BY ROMAN BROSZKOWSKI | news@queensledger.com ASTORIA — For several hours on Thursday in Queens, eight New Yorkers struck, punched, grappled, and head-butted…
Queens Ledger
Published September 23ASTORIA STREET SPECTATOR: Tennis, Parks, and the Astoria Cinematic Universe
Pop the Astoria Bubble is bigger than tennis and the rest of NYC should be listening. BY NICOLAS STERGIOU | nicolas.stergiou@gmail.com Astoria has become very good at organizing itself. A group starts because people want to pick up garbage. Another wants to make Mondays slightly…
Gothamist
Published September 23As NY phases out Regents exams, parents and educators wonder what’s next for students
The Regents exam is going the way of the dinosaur. The exams have been used to measure students’ skills for three decades. [ more › ]
Gothamist
Published September 23'Our 911 call system is vulnerable': NYC councilmember calls for changes after outage
The NYPD's lower Manhattan security center, where cops monitor surveillance cameras, environmental sensors and license plate readers around the clock. The August outage followed years of delays to a promised upgrade of the city's 911 system. [ more › ]